Judie Dickinson was born in 1909 in Blaine, Washington. In 1931 she married Lawrence Dickinson, whose family purchased in 1851 much of the land upon which the prominent Red Rock ranch is situated. Together, the Dickinsons operated the ranch until 1965. In her oral history, Mrs. Dickinson principally recalls events, people, customs and ranch practices that give the reader a better understanding not only of the role of women on a typical ranch, but of the social context in which a ranch operates. Mrs. Dickinson also discusses a variety of additional topics, including family history, the changing nature of Reno over time, and Indian-white relations. Those readers interested primarily in the Red Rock ranch are directed to this work's companion volume, Life on The Red Rock Ranch, 1904-1965: An Interview with Lawrence A. Dickinson.

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